The protest is paying off. In a major about-face, AT&T has decided to give more iPhone users access to mobile FaceTime without forcing them to upgrade to more expensive plans.

But our work isn’t over yet.

Right now, AT&T is opening up FaceTime only to people using the iPhone 5 or the newest iPad with a limited data plan. If you have an older iPhone or a "grandfathered" unlimited data plan, you're out of luck.

AT&T's reversal shows the power that activists like you have to hold big phone companies accountable when they go too far. If we keep pushing, we can get AT&T to open up FaceTime to everyone. But we need your help to do it.

AT&T says it will expand FaceTime service to "customers on other billing plans in the near future." That's good, but “in the near future” sounds a little vague to us.

If AT&T takes too long to make FaceTime available to all of its customers, we will go forward with our formal complaint at the FCC.

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